Executive Actions or How Trump Became a Meme His First Week

Executive Actions or How Trump Became a Meme His First Week

There are three types of executive actions and each has different authority and effects.

1). An executive order is assigned a number and published in the federal register–similar to laws passed by Congress. Usually executive orders are a new policy or directive for the executive branch.

2). A presidential memorandum does not have to be published or numbered (but that doesn’t mean they can’t be). Typically memoranda are used to delegate tasks Congress has assigned the president to other members of the executive branch.

3). Proclamations are mostly ceremonial observances of federal holidays and awareness months. There are some exceptions to the rule like Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Here’s an interactive calendar of executive actions Trump has taken so far: